 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1788 - 738 pagine
...geography, of the Iliad, of the inoft valuable works of Plato and Arillotle, of Ptolemy and Tlieophraflus, and of the fathers of the Greek church. The example of the Roman pontiff was preceded or imkated by a, Florentine merchant, who governed the republic without arms and without a title. Cofmo... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 470 pagine
...themfelves (Letters on the Study of Hiflory, I. vi. p. 1*5, 166, o&nvo edition, 1779), for the verfions of Xenophon, Diodorus, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus,...Appian$ of Strabo's geography, of the Iliad, of the moil valuable works of Plato and Ariftotlc, of Ptolemy and Theophraftus, and of the fathers of the... | |
 | 1788 - 750 pagine
...thoufand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the verfions of Xenophon, Diodoru:, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian ; of Strabo's geography, of the Iliad, of the moft valuable works of Plato and Ariitotlc, of Ptolemy and Theophraftus, and of the fathers of the... | |
 | George Gregory - 1790 - 434 pagine
...library of five thoufand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the verfions of Xenophon, Diodorus, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus,...Appian ; of Strabo's geography, of the Iliad, of the moft valuable works of Plato and Ariftotle, of Ptolemy and Theophraftus, and of the fathers of the... | |
 | George Gregory - 1795 - 594 pagine
...tlio'iland volumes. To his munificence the Latin world was indebted for the verfions of Xenophon, Diodorusj Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian ; of Strabo's Geography, of the Iliad, of the moft valuable works of Plato and Ariftotle, of Ptolemy and Theophraftus, and of the fathers of the... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1796 - 498 pagine
...and on every subject (a). Besides the services of Poggio and Traversari, Cosmo availed himself (a) " The example of the Roman pontiff was preceded or imitated...who governed the republic without arms, and without M a title. Cosmo of Medici was the father of a line of princes, whose name " and age are almost synonimous... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1797 - 498 pagine
...Besides the services of Poggio and Traversari, Cosmo availed .... , ,, . .~ Wishes the Lauhimself (a) " The example of the Roman pontiff was preceded or imitated by a " Florentine'merchant, who governcd-the republic without arms, and without M a title. Cosmo of ; M«dici... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pagine
...Nicholas, that in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...imitated by a Florentine merchant, who governed the republick without arms, and without a title. Cosmo of Medicis was the father of a line of princes,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagine
...five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenpphon, Diodorus, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian...was preceded or imitated by a Florentine merchant, who.governed the republick without arms, and without a title. Cosmo of Medicis was the father of a... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pagine
...Nicholas, that in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...valuable works of Plato and Aristotle ; of Ptolemy and Theophra/tus, and of the fathers of the Greek church. The example of the Roman pontiff was preceded... | |
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Vatican, the old repository for bulls and legends, for superstition and forgery, was daily replenished with more precious furniture ; and such was the industry of Nicholas, that, in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes.... 
